I recentlywokeearlyoneSaturdayafterabusyweekofworkand, keen togetaway frommy laptop
fora fewhours, tookamorningdrivedown toColoane.AfteradelightfulbuffetbreakfastatGrand
ColoaneResort, I continuedontoHacSaBeachwhere Iwalkedalong thewaterfront andenjoyed
thesurroundingviewsbeforemakingmyway toLordStow’sBakery tograba fewegg tarts for the
drivebackhome.Not abadway to spenda sleepyMacaumorning!
The following day, a colleague suggested checking out theMacau Food Festival at Sai Van
Lake Square. Arriving late afternoon, we tasted some fine local delicacies before striking up a
conversationwith representatives from the Sarawak Tourism Board, who proudly spent the next
twohoursgivingusaguidedand incrediblytastytourof the festival’ssubstantialMalaysiansection.
A fewnights later I cameacrossaquaint littlewinebar calledMacauSoul, near theRuinsof St
Paul’s, where anotherwork colleague joinedme for abottleof Portuguese Shiraz. Throw in a few
glassesof fineportandwesoon foundourselveshavinga laughat theWynnMacau roulette tables.
Anticipating the sorehead thatwouldensue, I planneda lengthy sleep-in the followingday
only to be foiled by the unmistakable roar of a dozen engines piercingMacau’s morning air. It
was, of course, Macau Grand Prix week! Unperturbed, I insteadwandered down tomy favorite
coffee shop – another recent addition to theMacau landscape –while enjoying a closer viewof
the Grand Prix track. Ironically, as I passed through the park I couldn’t help but notice a newly
built display for December’s inaugural International Film Festival &Awardswhich I had long ago
peggedasamust-seeevent.
Why do I tell you all of this? I do so because it got me thinking. Looking back a few years
to when the government first started its campaign to “diversify”Macau – a campaign focused
primarily on the city’s gaming concessionaires – I clearly rememberwondering exactlywhat the
authoritiesmeant by diversification.Would a fewmore restaurants and retail mallsmake all the
difference?What about a roller coasteror two?Would that fulfil thebrief?
Yet themore time I spend inMacau, themore Idiscover.Andasexcitingas it is tosee theCotai
Stripgrowingtowardscompletionwiththe launchofWynnPalaceandTheParisian in2016,Macau’s
real richness is locatedoutside thecasinowalls–wherediversityawaitsaroundeverycorner.
Asalways, follow thedragon,
BenBlaschke, Editor-in-Chief
From theEditor’sDesk
一个周六的清晨，我早早醒来。忙碌一周之后，我迫不及待地想要离开电脑几个
小时，驾车去了路环。在鹭环海天度假酒店享用了丰盛的自助早餐后，我来到黑
沙海滩，在海滨漫步并享受周边怡人的风景，随后前往安德鲁饼店，带回家几个
美味蛋挞。好一个惬意悠哉的清晨！
第二天，一位同事提议去西湾湖广场的澳门美食节走一遭。趋近傍晚时我
们来到那里，品尝了各色地方美食，无意间与来自砂拉越旅游局的代表攀谈起
来。他们用了两个小时时间，带我们在这次美食节特别打造的「马来西亚村」
领略独特风味，自豪之情溢于言表。
几天后，我偶然发现一间古朴小巧的酒吧「Macau Soul」，在大三巴牌坊
附近。和同事分享了一瓶葡萄牙西拉子，再加上几杯醇香的波特酒之后，很快
我们就来到了永利澳门的轮盘赌桌上小试运气。
预料到宿醉后的头痛，我计划第二天睡个长长的懒觉，不料此起彼落的引
擎轰鸣声划破了澳门清晨的寂静。没错，是澳门格兰披治大赛车！我不紧不慢
地踱步到新近开业、甚合我心意的一家咖啡店，近距离地欣赏赛道上的风光。
穿过公园时，我不禁留意到为即将于12月举行的首届澳门国际影展暨颁奖典礼
新立的标牌，它早已被我列为一场不容错过的盛事。
我为什么告诉你这一切？是因为它引起了我的思考。回顾几年前政府刚刚
开始提倡以博企的努力为焦点推动澳门多元化发展时，我清楚记得自己心生疑
问，多元化究竟是什么。多几间餐厅和商场？修建几个过山车？这样就满足要
求了吗？
我在澳门越久，发现就越多。随着2016年永利皇宫和巴黎人的开幕，路氹
金光大道的版图正逐步趋于完整。然而澳门真正的丰富多彩是在娱乐场之外，
多样性体现在城市的每一个角落。
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